A student expectation is directly related to the knowledge and skills statement, is more specific about how students demonstrate their learning, and always begins with a verb. Student expectations are further broken down into their component parts, often referred to as “breakouts.”
Vertical alignment shows student expectations in the same subject area at different grade levels that are related to or build upon one another.
identify and describe how plants, animals, and humans use rocks, soil, and water;
distinguish between natural and manmade resources; and
explore and explain how humans use natural resources such as in construction, in agriculture, in transportation, and to make products;
identify and explain advantages and disadvantages of using Earth's renewable and nonrenewable natural resources such as wind, water, sunlight, plants, animals, coal, oil, and natural gas;
Patterns are regular sequences that can be found throughout nature.
Resources can be categorized as natural or manmade based on the patterns of similarities in their properties.
SS.2.4.A identify major landforms and bodies of water, including each of the seven continents and each of the oceans, on maps and globes
SS.2.7.C trace the development of a product from a natural resource to a finished product
ELAR.2.6.E make connections to personal experiences, ideas in other texts, and society
ELAR.2.6.H synthesize information to create new understanding
ELAR.2.7.C use text evidence to support an appropriate response
ELAR.2.13.E demonstrate understanding of information gathered